Housing in OL8 3PS
What the homes in OL8 3PS are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Failsworth East
- Council
- Oldham
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,619 (2024)
OL8 3PSOldham
What homes look like here
Most homes here are terraced (51.6%). Flats make up 2%, less than half the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the OL8 3PS area is broadly in line with that, at 61.8%. The private rented sector is well above the national picture, at 32.6% of households against 20.5%. 36.3% own outright and 25.5% with a mortgage.
- Owned61.8%61.3%
- Shared ownership0.2%1%
- Private rented32.6%20.5%
- Social rented5.1%17.1%
- Lives rent free0.3%0.1%
Who owns, who rents from whom
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 2.3 people living in it. 30.6% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.
Who lives together
The most common household is living alone, under 66, at 18.7%. 30% of households include dependent children.
Private rents in Oldham
Average monthly rent for a new or renewed tenancy in Oldham, August 2026, +12.5% on a year earlier. Published by council, not by neighbourhood.
Census figures aren't published for single postcodes, so everything on this tab describes the neighbourhood OL8 3PS sits in (Failsworth East): about 1,619 residents.
Source: Census 2021, Office for National Statistics. Population: ONS mid-year estimates. Open Government Licence v3.0. Rents: ONS Price Index of Private Rents.